LeaderNet/Kimberly Davis Rehearsing a song for "Jesus Christ is Lord" is Daniel Carey.

The First Church of Christ senior choir, directed by Daniel Carey, presented the Marty Parks cantata, “Jesus Christ is Lord”, Easter Sunday, 2000.

Combining narration and song, “Jesus Christ is Lord,” is a testament of faith to all believers of the resurrection story. From the opening line, “Listen! The echo of a timeless theme is heard throughout all the earth …” to the closing finale, the cantata moves the listener to believe that “Jesus Christ is Lord.”

William Hughes, minister of the First Church of Christ, narrateed the cantata. Sandy Fox sang a solo titled, “You are the Christ.” Daniel Carey sang solos in “Redeemed” and “It is well with My Soul.” The Easter Cantata climaxed the Passion Week services at the church, located on the corner of Carey Avenue and Horton Street in Wilkes-Barre. Communion was offered immediately after the cantata.

Additional Passion Week events at the First Church of Christ included Palm Sunday Celebration service, Sunday, April 16, 2000; Holy Thursday Communion Service, Thursday, April 20, 2000; and Good Friday Service, Friday, April 21, 2000. The Easter festivities began with a SONrise service at 7:00am. Breakfast, provided by the Pairs and Spares Sunday school class, was served immediately after the SONrise service. The Resurrection service began at 10:30 a.m. with the cantata.

William Hughes and the senior choir participated in the South Wilkes-Barre Ministerium Good Friday service at Firwood United Methodist Church, corner of Dagobert street and Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre on Good Friday.

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